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Chapter 16, Problem 16.24P
A student taking a quiz finds on a reference sheet the two equations
She has forgotten what represents in each equation. (a) Use dimensional analysis to determine the units required for T in each equation. (b) Explain how you can identify the physical quantity each T represents from the units.
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